The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

New England League.
PoRTLANps. 10; LowELLs. /


1t looked like old times at the base ball
grounds yesterday, large crowd being in
attendance at the game with the Lowells. 1t
was expected after so much talk by the Low
ell papers about the strength of their nine,
that the game would be rather close one,
but in that respect it was disappointment.
The Portlands played all around the team
from the spindle city, and if it hadn't been
for their Salem addition, for whom the club
bought whole franchise, the would-be slug
gers would have been sent home with bas-
ket of goose eggs. As it was, they failed TO
score until the 9th, and up to that time they
had made only three hits off Hatfield. But
only in the respect that 1t was not
close was the game disappointing TO the
crowd The hitting and fielding of the Port
lands was enough to make 1t of much inter-
est, only one error-a base ON balls-being
made by the champions. Every man played
his part as If made for the position, and with
such clock-like work 1t must have been dis
couraging TO the Lowells to try to win from
them. Small was on the score card to pitch,
with Thayer to catch, but the formers arm
not being in the best of condition, Hatfield
consented to pitch the game, Duffy catching
him and Thayer taking third base. The Wis
itors, with the exception of Duffy, were una
BILE to gauge his delivery, and with his puz-
zling curves the gentlemanly third baseman
moved them down in one, two, three order.
1t was a splendidly pitched game from the
start to the finish, Hatfield having perfect
control of the ball and handling 1t as If he
had been pitching all the season. Duffy sup
ported him finely, and handled his swift de-
livery in an excellent manner. The fielding
was perfect IL Dickerson would only sign
with the Bostons and be released again, he
would stand so far ahead Of the only Hig-
gins that the latter would be heard from on
ly occasionally. Lufbery's stops and throws
were made with an accuracy worthy of the
veteran he is, and Sch0eneck took all that
came to him, as If his hands were made of
glue. Thayer had only one chance, which
chance was fly off Shinnick's bat, which he
took after hard run. Some complaint was
made that he misjudged Duffy's two hits
and should have captured them, but it must
be remembered that the wind took fly balls
along very fast, and made great deal of
but one chance, while Andrus had four, one
or two Of them being difficult catches, but
they were all captured.
The visitors put in Burns and Sullivan for
battery. In the three last games the Lew
ellis have won from Portland, Burns has
pitched two and part OF the third. They
have been exceedingly unfortunate with
him until yesterday, when they pounded
him to their hearts content, and earned six
runs. Sullivan supported him and caught a
fine game. There was nothing noticeable in
the fielding of the LOwells, except a wonder
full one hand catch by Duffy of fly off Dick
erson's bat, that was good for two base, and
would have brought in run. This catch
and the batting Of the same player were the
only features Of the visitors play worthy of
notice. Sullivan's hit was a grounder to
right field, three strikes having been called
on him. Cudworth's was made in the ninth,
and was grounder to left. Burns pitched
a good game after the fourth inning, and no
runs were made by the Portlands after that
inning.
The Portlands commenced their scoring in
the first inning. Andrus hit safe and was
brought home by a double by Dickerson.
The latter scored on Thayer's hit. In the
second, Schoeneck put the second ball
pitched over the left field fence for home
run, and made the round Of the bases amid
a storm of applause. A hit by Thayer and
wild throws by Toffling and Higgins, added